• Job Description

  Req#: R000076153

  Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

  Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

  Who We Are…

  When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

  From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

  Location: Bristol/London

  Department: Twenty Twenty Productions
  Reports to: Director of Production
  Contract: Permanent

  Your New Role

  We are looking for a Production Executive to join our team to oversee all assigned productions, ensuring that all programmes deliver maximum value on screen.

  This role could be based in either Bristol or London, and it will help maximise profitability and efficiency across all areas of the company.

  The successful candidate will assist the DoP in managing the company’s operations, especially relating to the planning, budgeting, scheduling and setting up of paid and un-paid developments and commissions.

  Role Accountabilities

  Production

  • Overseeing the budgeting and scheduling of all assigned paid developments and productions

  • Line manager to assigned Production Managers, who report to the role on all production matters (including but not limited to finance, people, access, insurance, music)

  • Set up and maintain regular production meetings

  • Ensuring on assigned productions that weekly cost reporting is provided for the management meeting

  • Working with assigned Production Managers on health and safety (including overseeing risk assessments) as well as insurance, both standard production insurance and bespoke cover where required.

  • Working with the development team on paid and unpaid developments

  • Acting as a bridge between development and production, ensuring that productions, whether commissioned or not, transition smoothly from development into production

  • Ensuring that all key senior production hires are approved

  • Working with the DoP and Business Affairs on contract negotiations with talent and third party suppliers, including but not limited to significant production deals (e.g. post-production, camera deals) and having these approved by the DoP.

  • Negotiating and setting rates for freelance staff

  • To work on maximising commercial exploitation of IP

  • Working with the DoP and Production Accountant to ensure efficient and prompt cost reporting on paid development and productions

  Other

  • Attending the weekly management meetings and reporting on the assigned developments and productions at these meetings, both in terms of finances and also production overview

  • Monitoring company deals (e.g. car hire, couriers) and advising the DoP on improvements where available

  Qualifications & Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working in a similar role in unscripted TV production

  • Strong people management experience

  Skills

  • Possess strong attention to detail

  • Be a team player

  • Ability to build and maintain relationships

  • Ability to interact at all levels and work effectively with all members of the production team, on screen talent, contributors and members of the public

  • Ability to budget accurately and maintain control of budgets

  • Problem analysis and decision-making skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • A strong understanding of the technical processes involved in television production, including camera, lighting, sound and editing

  • Ability to conceptualise ideas

  How We Get Things Done…

  This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

  The Legal Bits…

  Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

  If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

• About the company

  WARNER BROS. is a global leader in all forms of entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging media and platforms. A WarnerMedia Company, the fully integrated, broad-based Studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video games, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting.

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